CROWN COUNSEL'S FEES ORDINANCE, 1903

CROWN COUNSEL'S FEES ORDINANCE, 1903

No. 24 of 1903.

To provide for payment of Counsel's Fees in certain cases
in which the Attorney General appears.
[30th Dec., 1903.]

1. The Crown Counsel's Fees Ordinance, 1903.

1-M If in any cause or proceeding before alls. Court or
Tribunal any party, for whom the Attorney General appears or
acts as counsel, obtains an. order for costs wrainst any other party,
such costs shall, unless the Court or Tribunal otherwise orders,
include counsel's fees and shall be taxed against and payable by
the party against whom the order is made.

(2) If by reason of any custom, rule, regulation or arrangement
any Attorney General so appearing or acting as aforesaid is not
allowed to retain such fees, the fees included in such costs so
taxed when recovered shall be paid into the general revenue.

3. 1X0 action shall lie for the recovery of any such counsel's fees
heretofore taxed against and paid by any part ^
1 y in any case or pro-
ceeding before any Court or Tribunal before the passing of this
Ordinance.
Short title. Taxation of Attorney General's fees in costs against parties to actions.

Short title. Taxation of Attorney General's fees in costs against parties to actions.

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